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COVID-19: Policemen Beat Soldier For Not Wearing Face Mask In Benin

by Niger Delta Today
May 9, 2020
in Metro
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By Osahon Osahon

An unidentified military personnel was on Saturday reportedly beaten to a pulp by security operatives led by policemen and officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who were enforcing the State Government directive on the compulsory use of face mask in the state.

It was alleged that the security personnel bounced on the soldier who was in company of his wife for allegedly refusing to wear facemask.

The incident which caused a state of pandemonium along the popular Lagos street forced many residents to scampered for safety during the scuffle.

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The incident happened barely 24-hours after the state government shut down the street to all business activities over alleged refusal of  traders and residents of the street to comply with the directives to participate in the ongoing screening and testing exercise for Coronavirus, as part of efforts to contain the pandemic.

It was gathered that trouble started when an unidentified military operative who was on the street was asked to put on his face mask.

An eyewitness who declined to mention his name said the soldier who was on military khaki short had an handkerchief on his neck and his wife did not properly put on her facemask.

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“On entering Lagos street, the soldier and his wife were asked to wear their facemask by the policemen on duty. The soldier brought his ID card to identify himself but the police officer dismissed the ID card as fake.

“The soldiee got infuriated when one of the police officer pushed his wife with a gun in a bid to force her to wear the noise mask.

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“Following the argument that ensued, the policemen descended on the soldier and injured him on the head with the butt of their gun,” he said.

Traders and passers-by were forced to run in different directions, as men of the Nigerian Army who later stormed the area, allegedly shot repeatedly into the air to scare the police and NSCDC officers.

Quick intervention by officers of the Nigerian Army and the State police command, quelled the situation.

The feuding parties were later driven to the nearby Oba Market Police division to resolve the issue.

The state police command spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, could not be reached on his mobile for for comment.

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